Comments on London Expat | Singaporean in London: The Saver vs. The Spender

Wedding dinner in Croatia?Hm... depends on how man...

2009-01-19T17:35:00.000Z

Wedding dinner in Croatia?
Hm... depends on how many you are inviting. I say something like 2 to 3k euros for the whole wedding? I will tell you when the time comes. Hee..

Of course it'll be much cheaper as most wedding are not held at hotels!

@mesandra,There was this article that I came acros...

2009-01-16T16:54:00.000Z

@mesandra,
There was this article that I came across some time back that says women are emotive when it comes to spending money thus the tem "retail therapy". Would you think that's true? :)

@lynne,
Atta gal! The irony is if everyone thinks like you, the economy would probably takes a longer time to recover. The key is to be able to save while the (all the) rest are spending

I'm the Spender. Now I'm engaged, I've learnt to s...

2009-01-16T12:06:00.000Z

I'm the Spender. Now I'm engaged, I've learnt to save. :P

But seriously life is too short or unpredictable for rainy days.

Well.. to each his own yeah?

I'm not a slave to the green, thankfully. I obser...

2009-01-16T06:24:00.000Z

I'm not a slave to the green, thankfully. I observed so many of my office colleagues spending way above their means because they wanted the latest car that same out, trade-in, get the next latest one,,, own two houses, this lah, that lah... and I'm thinking to myself all I'm spending my $ on is my daily visits to Coffee Bean ... by itself it was an expensive habit, but nothing like their credit

i'm not sure - i think i'm more a spender but not ...

2009-01-15T20:51:00.000Z

i'm not sure - i think i'm more a spender but not because i truly enjoy life to the fullest but i don't want to be a slave to money - strange thinking? Maybe - but more & more hubby is influencing me to be a saver :)

@Dutchie, Woah, that's a bit lame lor. Ahem, sorry...

2009-01-15T16:07:00.000Z

@Dutchie,
Woah, that's a bit lame lor. Ahem, sorry about the lapse.

lol, just tell your friends that whoever the beneficiaries are, they aren't included on the list. :)

Come to think of it, I do know a couple of S'porean friends who have got a huge mortgage, a car loan, employ maids and yet have enough to go on holidays every couple of months! Either they're running an

thanks for sponsoring :)

2009-01-15T16:02:00.000Z

thanks for sponsoring :)

Haha - I'm definitely the saver. Perhaps bec I wa...

2009-01-15T15:57:00.000Z

Haha - I'm definitely the saver. Perhaps bec I was borned in the year of the dog n as u know dogs worries no end abt their future ! My hubby shares my devotion, so it makes it easier to get on with the program ;-)

U also know that Sg'reans has the tendency to spend now n worry later. I know quite a few who never learned from past experiences. It's plugging one deficit after another.